Rhyming Dictionary! Feedback?
Rhymes Here is a list of the words that rhyme with the word proscription.This is ordered by best match. Changing color means the start of the next best set of words.
4 syllable words
Near RhymesHere is a list of the words that nearly rhyme with the word proscription.
1 syllable words
2 syllable words

action

acton

airman

aircrafts

aircraft

aircrew

alban

alan

amman

alman

apron

archer

archers

arson

ashen

asian

aspen

atman

auction

auden

austin

blowgun

boatman

banyan

bargain

batten

barton

begun

basin

bason

barkers

bastion

bisson

baston

billion

baton

belgian

bellman

billman

bellon

batton

bayman

berserk

billon

bitten

bison

blacken

bolden

bordman

baldwin

bludgeon

bookman

boston

bobbin

bollen

boughten

bacon

bowman

bourbon

bracken

brazen

brassard

breakers

bracer

braziers

breaker

brethren

briton

brogan

brochures

breton

broaden

brochure

brighten

brickyard

broken

broker

bullion

brokers

brushwork

browsers

browser

burden

burdon

burgeon

bagman

bragger

bushman

burton

button

caisson

cajun

calvin

cabin

burman

canton

canyon

cannon

canon

capstan

captain

caption

carbon

carman

carmine

canaan

carton

burgher

braggers

cauldron

brakeman

caxton

cayman

certain

chairman

chaplain

chapman

chasten

barger

caution

cheapen

chicken

children

chessman

chevron

charon

chieftain

chosen

christen

christian

citron

churchman

chargers

churchyard

coachman

charger

barker

claxon

classman

baron

clinton

barren

colon

beacon

beaten

beckon

common

copeman

corban

cordon

corkscrew

corsair

cotton

cousin

cowan

courser

crackers

cracker

craftsman

crimson

crewman

croaker

craven

cretin

craker

crocker

croker

crossroad

crouton

crossroads

crozier

cuban

cumin

crushers

crusher

cruisers

cruiser

cursor

curtain

cushion

dampen

damson

dagan

dagon

daman

darken

deacon

deaden

deepen

delphian

demon

desman

devon

diction

dian

dalton

deafen

doctrine

dobson

dolman

dolphin

driven

dromon

dudgeon

drunken

dozen

draftsman

dragon

dungeon

dresser

dressers

dustman

eden

elan

emption

ensign

engine

ermine

faction

falcon

fairground

fairgrounds

fallen

famine

fashion

faustian

faulcon

felon

fatten

fasten

fiction

fibrin

fission

fielden

fireman

firman

flexion

flashgun

flatten

floren

earthen

footman

function

dutchman

foreman

foreign

foreground

fusion

forgers

eaten

fortune

fraction

fountain

foursquare

fragrant

forsworn

freedman

freeman

forswear

freezer

friction

freshen

freshman

frozen

frighten

fresher

freezers

gorgon

gentian

gascon

garden

garron

georgian

glisten

gilden

gibbon

given

glidden

german

gluten

gammon

gladden

golden

goodman

gallon

gotten

gowan

forger

hoven

harken

grecian

guardsman

griffon

grocers

grocer

greaser

gudgeon

gumption

haitian

hackman

happen

hangman

grandson

graven

harden

harten

headman

hearten

headsman

hasten

hausen

heaven

heathen

haven

heighten

hempen

henchman

homespun

hessian

hidden

hogan

horseman

hetman

heron

hoten

houseman

grazer

human

huntsman

hymen

hyphen

hyson

ibsen

junction

jackman

jargon

jason

jasmine

jordan

jorden

jetson

kalan

kansan

kitchen

kelvin

kenyan

kirkman

kelson

kercher

kitten

klansman

lampron

kremlin

landsman

landman

keelson

laden

lagan

latin

leaden

layman

leaven

ledden

lengthen

lemon

legion

leman

lesion

lichen

leven

lighten

lightman

liken

liman

lesson

linden

linen

lotion

lineman

linemen

listen

logan

lockman

locken

liven

lion

lopeman

loosen

london

longan

loren

lisbon

lynden

luncheon

m1

lumen

lyden

madden

mahone

maiden

ion

mangan

mansion

martian

jetton

marcher

marchman

margin

markman

marlin

marron

marksman

markers

margrave

marcor

marten

marker

martin

marchers

mason

matron

mention

lessen

mayan

melton

prescribe

melon

orphan

mignon

milken

million

minden

minion

mission

mitten

motion

molten

morgan

mormon

moisten

mountain

muffin

mullen

mutton

nation

nekton

ninon

notion

norman

muslin

oarsman

ocean

odin

often

olden

open

option

omen

onion

organ

orchards

orchard

newsman

outrun

outdone

othman

oven

owen

mergers

oxen

packman

paean

pagan

pardon

panton

parker

parkers

mercer

parson

passion

passman

patron

pathan

patten

pavon

pectin

pension

penguin

penman

peon

merger

persian

perjures

perron

person

parsers

pigeon

pillion

pinion

piston

pitman

plankton

poison

plantain

platen

platten

portion

pollan

ponton

perjured

pollen

porkers

porker

portman

postman

potion

parser

perjure

preachers

preacher

prescribes

pressman

pressures

pressure

presser

prison

procure

program

programs

programme

proscribe

proscribes

prussian

proven

pullen

question

quicken

purser

ration

raven

rayon

reason

reckon

redden

region

resin

rerun

ribbon

ridden

riden

russian

rincon

risen

riven

roman

rosen

rowan

rowen

ripen

rumen

ruin

robin

rosin

rotten

runnion

showman

sadden

saffron

salesman

sanction

santon

scallion

samson

saxon

scarecrows

section

satan

shorten

scullion

scotsman

satin

scarecrow

seaman

season

scorcher

scion

searchers

searcher

selden

shogun

seedsman

session

sequin

sexton

sermon

shipman

semen

sharpen

shearman

seton

seven

shaken

shaman

shotgun

salmon

shrunken

sicken

silken

slogan

smarten

siren

slacken

siphon

smitten

soldan

solon

sovereign

soften

sovran

spartan

spearman

sodden

spoken

spokesman

stepson

sportsman

squadron

stiffen

stolen

station

stallman

stockman

statesman

stallion

steven

straighten

stillion

stricken

striven

strengthen

sturgeon

suasion

token

suction

sultan

sudden

sullen

sunken

surgeon

summon

surcharge

sylvan

swollen

syphon

taken

tarpon

tartan

tappen

talon

tendon

tension

teston

sweeten

thicken

tillman

thousand

threaten

tighten

titan

thresher

toman

torsion

townsman

toughen

tracers

tracer

tracker

preserve

trackers

traction

tuscan

treason

treasure

trojan

trillion

tubman

tungsten

triton

trodden

triggers

truckers

trigger

trucker

turban

treasures

undone

union

urchin

urban

urson

urine

vegan

whitson

villain

verser

version

vision

vulcan

warden

warren

wanton

watchman

waken

wagon

weaken

weapon

wheaten

whiten

woman

women

widen

wizen

workman

wiccan

woodman

woolman

woolen

workers

worker

workroom

worsen

woven

written

yaupon

yeoman

yachtsman

wooden

yorkers

yorker

wrecker

yorkshire

zaman

zion

zircon

3 syllable words

abstraction

abortion

abrasion

abduction

ablation

ablution

abdomen

absorption

abstention

accretion

accession

addition

addiction

acumen

admission

aggression

adoption

adrian

adsorption

affection

aegean

affliction

african

alderman

adhesion

aleutian

albion

alaskan

albumin

assumption

attrition

ambition

alsatian

ambrosian

anchorman

andean

anglican

anyone

apportion

appian

arian

ascension

aspersion

archery

artesian

arkansan

artisan

aryan

asuncion

assertion

allusion

assassin

attention

alien

attraction

audition

causation

austrian

australian

castration

aversion

awaken

avian

backwoodsman

badminton

bandwagon

bedridden

battalion

bedizen

bedouin

cognition

commission

beholden

benjamin

cistercian

biotin

coercion

bitumen

backgammon

bosnian

bouillon

brazilian

caucasian

catalan

brazier

brokerage

bulletin

bureaucrat

bureaucrats

cambrian

campion

brasserie

capsaicin

carnation

cardigan

cartesian

carrion

cation

cessation

cetacean

chairperson

chairwoman

chamberlain

champion

charlatan

charwoman

chilean

cinnamon

citizen

citation

clarendon

civilian

clarion

clergyman

cohesion

collision

collection

collegian

collagen

collusion

combustion

commotion

communion

companion

beethoven

compassion

compression

completion

concoction

complexion

concussion

compulsion

compunction

conception

concession

conclusion

condition

confection

confession

confucian

congestion

confusion

conflation

congressman

conjunction

connection

connexion

conduction

construction

constriction

contrition

consumption

contusion

corruption

contraption

contraction

countryman

crosscurrent

councilman

convection

conviction

conversion

convulsion

correction

corrosion

croatian

convention

corsican

contagion

contention

crackerjack

coworkers

coworker

crestfallen

cremation

creation

contortion

crockery

crosscurrents

crustacean

discussion

dalmatian

damnation

deception

declension

decision

deduction

defection

deflation

deflection

deletion

delusion

dentition

depiction

depletion

denizen

derision

depression

desertion

destruction

detection

detention

determine

devotion

digression

diffraction

dictation

dilation

diffusion

digestion

dimension

dilution

direction

discipline

distraction

cyprian

dispersion

dissection

dissension

distinction

distortion

donation

disunion

division

diversion

dominion

downtrodden

dorian

duration

edition

egyptian

elison

ejection

elation

election

eleven

emblazon

emission

englishman

emotion

emulsion

eruption

exception

embolden

equation

erection

eviction

excision

eraser

erasers

erosion

everyone

evasion

etruscan

exaction

enlighten

enliven

exclusion

excretion

excursion

exemption

exertion

exhaustion

expansion

expression

explosion

extraction

expulsion

extension

extinction

extortion

extrusion

fabian

fenian

feminine

ferryman

filtration

fijian

fisherman

flirtation

fixation

flotation

forewoman

foramen

formation

forgotten

forgery

franciscan

forbidden

forgeries

foundation

freemason

frustration

fruition

freudian

fustian

gordian

garrison

gaussian

gentleman

genuine

gestation

gillian

ghanaian

galleon

gradation

gravamen

grobian

groceries

grocery

guardian

gregory

gyration

halogen

guncotton

halcyon

hammerman

handwoven

harasser

harlequin

housebroken

grazier

hawaiian

heartbroken

heroine

horatian

horizon

heroin

harassers

prescriber

hydration

hydrogen

ignition

illusion

imagine

immersion

impassion

imprison

impression

implosion

in-person

inaction

inception

incision

inclusion

incursion

indian

abandon

infarction

induction

infection

inflation

inflection

infliction

infraction

injection

infusion

inhuman

injunction

ingestion

inspection

insertion

instruction

intention

intestine

intrusion

invasion

invention

inversion

irishman

irian

laurentian

jettison

lecithin

jacobin

jamaican

italian

javelin

jovian

julian

kantian

keratin

keynesian

korean

lactation

lanolin

laotian

lesbian

libration

logician

ligation

libyan

location

masculine

magician

lumberman

magdalen

lutheran

malayan

malaysian

mandarin

marian

margarine

marguerite

marjoram

medallion

median

medicine

melanin

menhaden

mercuric

mercury

midshipman

migration

mexican

misfortune

misprision

misshapen

mistaken

munition

moroccan

musician

muskmelon

mutation

obstruction

oppression

nebraskan

nemean

omission

niacin

nitrogen

nobleman

nonhuman

notation

norwegian

nubian

nutrition

nurseries

nursery

objection

obsession

myosin

octillion

narration

occlusion

occasion

odeon

negation

optician

origin

opinion

optation

oration

nevadan

orion

nonunion

ovation

overdone

overman

overrun

ottoman

outspoken

parisian

oxygen

paragraph

paragraphs

patrician

partition

pavilion

parthian

partisan

perception

perfection

pelican

percussion

pentathlon

peregrine

peregrines

perfusion

permian

permission

persuasion

perjurer

perjury

perversion

petition

peterman

physician

phoenician

phrygian

plantation

plebeian

policeman

pollution

porcelain

position

possession

praiseworthy

precession

precision

precaution

preclusion

predestine

precursors

preemption

prediction

predation

precursor

prescribers

cursory

procession

presumption

pressurize

probation

pretension

prevention

privation

procreate

procreates

procurement

production

procurements

procurer

profession

profusion

progresses

progression

progressive

projection

promotion

proportion

propulsion

prostration

provision

protean

protection

quotation

regression

puritan

reaction

reception

rebellion

recession

recision

ramadan

pursuer

rendition

redemption

reduction

reflection

regimen

remission

religion

rejection

relation

pursuers

reopen

repression

reptilian

resection

rescission

resumption

retraction

retention

revision

revulsion

rhodopsin

reversion

preservers

rifleman

rotation

reunion

saccharin

secretion

salvation

saleswoman

samoan

sauerkraut

scorpion

seclusion

scythian

secession

sedition

seduction

sedation

selection

sensation

sharecroppers

sharecropper

preserver

silicon

simian

skeleton

singleton

snapdragon

solomon

sorcery

sorcerers

sorcerer

solution

submission

specimen

stagnation

starvation

submersion

stygian

subtraction

suspicion

succession

suggestion

sumatran

summation

suppression

superman

surcharges

surgeries

surgery

tactician

technician

subversion

suspension

syrian

talisman

temptation

taxation

tamarin

suburban

thespian

timberman

toboggan

three-quarters

transmission

tradition

transition

transgression

translation

transfusion

transaction

treachery

tuition

treasurys

unburden

treasury

treasurer

trickery

truncation

treasurers

uncertain

unbutton

unbroken

uncommon

treasuries

uneven

unison

unwritten

uterine

vacation

vatican

volition

vibration

vocation

venetian

vermilion

venison

veteran

vitamin

waterman

wesleyan

zambian

4 syllable words

abolition

abdication

abrogation

accusation

aberration

abnegation

absolution

acclamation

acclimation

abyssinian

accordion

acquisition

activation

adaptation

admonition

admiration

adoration

adrenaline

affectation

advocation

adulation

aggravation

affirmation

aggregation

agrarian

agitation

alabaman

aldebaran

albanian

algonquian

apparition

allegation

allocation

application

algerian

alternation

alteration

american

altercation

ammunition

amputation

amphibian

animation

annotation

annexation

appellation

appalachian

apprehension

approbation

arbitration

aspiration

arabian

arizonan

armageddon

armenian

arthurian

assyrian

assemblyman

attribution

athenian

augmentation

avocation

aviation

backwardation

barbarian

benediction

bifurcation

coalition

circulation

exposition

bohemian

bolivian

ayrshire

brokerages

bureaucracies

bureaucracy

bureaucratese

calculation

calibration

businesswoman

californian

cancellation

canadian

carcinogen

caracara

celebration

centurion

chameleon

circumspection

circumcision

circumvention

bavarian

cogitation

collocation

collodion

coloration

columbian

coloradan

combination

comedian

commendation

commutation

committeeman

comparison

comprehension

composition

compilation

complication

computation

concentration

condemnation

condescension

condensation

congregation

consecration

confirmation

confiscation

confrontation

conflagration

conjugation

connotation

conservation

consolation

consternation

constipation

constellation

constitution

consummation

consultation

contemplation

contradiction

contribution

contravention

contrarian

cross-reference

convolution

convocation

copernican

coronation

correlation

corp.

corporation

corinthian

conversation

copenhagen

cotyledon

criterion

crocodilian

contraception

crucifixion

competition

cultivation

dissipation

culmination

darwinian

cyclopean

dandelion

deconstruction

decimation

declaration

decompression

decoration

dedication

deformation

definition

degradation

dehydration

defamation

delegation

demarcation

demolition

demonstration

deportation

deposition

depravation

depredation

desecration

deprivation

dereliction

derivation

desiccation

desolation

designation

desperation

destination

destitution

deviation

devastation

detonation

devolution

dietitian

dilatation

devonian

diocesan

diminution

disaffection

disconnection

custodian

disillusion

disinfection

disposition

dissertation

disinflation

dispensation

disputation

dislocation

distribution

distillation

dissolution

divination

dominican

domination

compensation

draconian

duplication

electrician

education

elocution

elongation

elevation

emanation

embarkation

emigration

equitation

equestrian

emulation

estimation

erudition

eritrean

european

evocation

eustachian

englishwoman

estonian

evolution

excavation

exclamation

excitation

foliation

exhibition

expedition

execution

exhortation

exhalation

expectation

expiration

exhumation

explanation

exploitation

exploration

explication

fabrication

extradition

extrication

fibrillation

fascination

fermentation

fallopian

federation

floridian

figuration

firecrackers

firecracker

fluoridation

fluctuation

formulation

fragmentation

fumigation

galilean

gastrulation

generation

gargantuan

gentlewoman

glaciation

germination

gorgonian

granulation

graduation

gravitation

greco-roman

gregorian

guatemalan

habitation

hara-kiri

hegelian

hemoglobin

herculean

hibernation

himalayan

hesitation

historian

hypertension

hyperion

hydrocarbon

immigration

iberian

illustration

ideation

imitation

ibuprofen

immolation

impregnation

importation

imposition

imputation

incrustation

implantation

incarnation

inclination

incantation

imperfection

inattention

incubation

implication

indecision

indication

indignation

indentation

indexation

indigestion

indiscretion

infiltration

indonesian

infestation

inflammation

inhibition

inhalation

innovation

information

inquisition

inspiration

intermission

instigation

institution

insulation

interruption

insurrection

integration

interception

interdiction

intercession

interaction

interjection

introduction

installation

intersection

intimation

intonation

intervention

interurban

interwoven

introspection

intuition

inundation

irritation

invitation

invocation

iranian

irrigation

jurisdiction

masturbation

isolation

jacobean

manumission

jubilation

jordanian

kindergarten

laceration

lancastrian

malnutrition

legislation

lilliputian

liquidation

levitation

liberian

liberation

librarian

leviathan

locomotion

limitation

lubrication

liquefaction

litigation

machination

malformation

maccabean

macedonian

iteration

mammalian

menstruation

mediation

hungarian

maturation

medication

melanesian

meditation

meridian

merry-go-round

misconception

ministration

misbegotten

minnesotan

miseration

misperception

mitigation

moderation

missourian

motivation

molestation

modulation

mortification

mongolian

moravian

mutilation

occupation

napoleon

obstetrician

navigation

nestorian

newtonian

nicaraguan

mercurial

opposition

noblewoman

nomination

nigerian

nonpartisan

nonprescription

olympian

nurseryman

observation

obligation

oblivion

obfuscation

obsidian

octahedron

ohioan

operation

ordination

orchestration

oscillation

ostentation

overburden

ovulation

oxidation

palpitation

pagination

pagurian

paraguayan

pavlovian

pedestrian

penetration

pelagian

penicillin

perforation

pigmentation

permutation

persecution

perspiration

perturbation

peruvian

politician

planarian

plutonian

polynesian

polyhedron

population

praetorian

preconception

precondition

preignition

premonition

preparation

predetermine

predilection

preelection

presentation

preservation

siberian

proclamation

pressurizes

procrastinate

procrastinates

profanation

prohibition

propagation

proposition

prosecution

prostitution

protestation

protozoan

provocation

publication

recreation

punctuation

reconstruction

radiation

readmission

recantation

realization

reawaken

reclamation

reassertion

recitation

recognition

recollection

reformation

reelection

refutation

reexamine

relocation

reinspection

registration

relaxation

regulation

renovation

sicilian

reparation

repetition

reposition

repercussion

reproduction

repossession

replication

republican

reputation

requisition

restitution

respiration

restoration

reservation

resurrection

resolution

resignation

retardation

retribution

retrocession

rhetorician

revelation

revolution

revocation

rhododendron

rumination

samaritan

sanitation

saturation

satisfaction

sectarian

sequestration

segregation

self-deception

segmentation

separation

shakespearean

situation

simonian

simulation

smithsonian

speculation

statistician

stipulation

strangulation

subdivision

toleration

subluxation

stimulation

substitution

suffocation

supervision

supposition

superstition

superhuman

surrogation

syncopation

syndication

tabulation

termination

tasmanian

tamoxifen

tetrahedron

titillation

transportation

transformation

transplantation

trepidation

tribulation

ulceration

usurpation

variation

vacillation

vaccination

validation

valerian

utopian

valuation

visitation

veneration

victorian

violation

vegetation

vindication

ventilation

watermelon

wagnerian

preservative

5 syllable words

abbreviation

abomination

accreditation

academician

acceleration

accommodation

accumulation

administration

adulteration

affiliation

agglomeration

adjudication

alleviation

amelioration

amazonian

amalgamation

amortization

amplification

annihilation

anticipation

appropriation

appreciation

approximation

articulation

argentinian

argumentation

assassination

association

assimilation

assemblywoman

attenuation

alienation

alliteration

augustinian

authorization

authentication

babylonian

beethovenian

cauterization

coagulation

brobdingnagian

brutalization

caledonian

canonization

capitulation

carolinian

carthaginian

civilization

centralization

centenarian

certification

classification

choreography

christianization

clarification

colonization

collaboration

cohabitation

codification

commemoration

communication

concatenation

conciliation

configuration

confederation

confabulation

congratulation

conglomeration

consideration

consolidation

contamination

continuation

cooperation

coordination

corroboration

discrimination

decapitation

deceleration

decomposition

defenestration

deification

degeneration

deliberation

delicatessen

delineation

denunciation

depopulation

denomination

depreciation

desalination

desegregation

determination

dionysian

discoloration

disembarkation

disintegration

dissemination

dissatisfaction

dissociation

disinclination

domestication

humiliation

dramatization

indoctrination

ejaculation

edification

elaboration

electrocution

elimination

elizabethan

emancipation

equalization

epicurean

equivocation

eradication

evacuation

evaporation

exacerbation

ethiopian

evaluation

exasperation

exaggeration

examination

enumeration

excoriation

exoskeleton

exfoliation

exoneration

expatriation

exhilaration

extermination

fertilization

expropriation

facilitation

falsification

fortification

gasification

glorification

gratification

hallucination

hanoverian

harmonization

hyperinflation

hybridization

hydrogenation

hyperborean

illumination

imagination

immunization

incrimination

improvisation

inactivation

incineration

incarceration

inauguration

incorporation

infatuation

initiation

inhabitation

inoculation

insemination

insinuation

instrumentation

interpretation

interconnection

interpolation

interrogation

intimidation

intoxication

invalidation

irradiation

investigation

ionization

juxtaposition

jeffersonian

justification

legalization

libertarian

localization

lithuanian

magnetization

magnification

manipulation

manifestation

maximization

maximilian

mathematician

mechanization

metropolitan

misapprehension

miscalculation

misapplication

misinformation

mississippian

mobilization

modernization

modification

mummification

multiplication

negotiation

neapolitan

nickelodeon

nitroglycerine

nonintervention

normalization

notification

nonsectarian

nullification

obliteration

neutralization

orientation

organization

oregonian

origination

ornamentation

ossification

overproduction

pacification

panamanian

pasteurization

participation

patagonian

peloponnesian

pennsylvanian

perpetuation

polarization

philadelphian

pomeranian

precipitation

preoccupation

predestination

predisposition

premeditation

presbyterian

presupposition

procrastination

prevarication

procrastinator

procrastinators

proletarian

proliferation

prognostication

pronunciation

recombination

quantification

purification

qualification

pythagorean

ratification

ramification

reaffirmation

recommendation

recrimination

refrigeration

recuperation

rectification

regeneration

reforestation

reiteration

reintegration

rejuvenation

remuneration

renunciation

repatriation

representation

repudiation

resuscitation

retaliation

reverberation

revaluation

russification

sanctification

scandinavian

sedimentation

simplification

sophistication

specification

solicitation

specialization

stratification

sterilization

subordination

substantiation

synchronization

theologian

triangulation

unification

unitarian

utilization

vaporization

vegetarian

vulgarization

vilification

veterinarian

verification

washingtonian

yugoslavian

8 syllable words

Words that rhyme with the word proscription

Welcome to the Rhyme Finder! This rhyming dictionary allows users to explore rhymes for any given word. This includes rhymes based on syllables, near rhymes, and more.


How to use the rhyming dictionary

Enter your "starter" word in the FIND RHYMES input box, and click search. It's really that simple! We separate perfect rhymes (near the top) from the imperfect rhymes (toward the bottom). In your rhyming results, colors descend based on the best rhyme. Once the color changes, you will notice the results reset back into alphabetical order. Click on any of the results for the word's definition, part of speech, use in Scrabble, and more. Please note that many of our results are proper nound or slang. While we may not store definitions for all of these words, we can direct you to the Google results for that word.


Perfect Rhymes

Perfect rhymes are just what they sound like. No pun intended! Think of perfect rhymes as words which definitively rhyme. Words that most people would not question. Here are some examples:

  • Cat and Hat
  • Head and Red
  • Egg and Beg
  • Soap and Hope
  • True and Blue

Imperfect Rhymes

Near rhymes, otherwise known as imperfect rhymes, are words that sound the same but are not perfect rhymes. Having trouble deciding if a word is a perfect or imperfect rhyme? Here are some examples:

  • Cat and Bad
  • Head and Mud
  • Egg and Peck
  • Soap and Chap
  • True and Cure

Using Rhymes

Rhymes are most useful in creating lyrics, but they can also be used as a tool to memorize. It is a powerful mnemonic device. This is why song lyrics can be so easy to remember! It's also why rhymes are a great study tool for memorizing! Use this tool to help write poetry, win rhyme games, write a rap song, create lyrics, and expand your vocabulary! Rhyming is very important in music because it creates a rhythm that further creates meaning, emotion, and feeling. It also creates an echo in the lyrics. With children, rhyming is a very important tool. Rhyming teaches children how language works, helps them understand the rhythm of language, and learn how to make predictions. In other words, rhymes teach children phrases to anticipate and rhymes enhance their memory. Within all contexts, rhyming is helpful in expanding your imagination no matter if you’re a child or an adult.

When creating lyrics, there are five types of rhymes to choose from.

  • End rhymes: rhyming of the final word of a line
  • Internal rhymes: rhyming of two words within the same line
  • Slant rhymes: near rhymes
  • Identical rhymes: use the same word at the end of each line
  • Eye rhymes: look like they rhyme but sound different

Different Types of Rhymes
  • Mascline rhymes: have a stressed syllable
  • Feminine rhymes: have a stressless syllable.

Ready for a challenge? Try to come up with rhymes for these surprising words that just aren’t very rhymy. Check them with our dictionary! Examples of tough rhymes:

  • Month
  • Silver
  • Bulb
  • Wolf
  • Husband
  • Walrus
  • Orange

Rhyming Dictionary


Cite This Article

Pick a style below, and copy the text for your bibliography.

WORD SCRAMBLE. THE WORD FINDER located on the website https://www.thewordfinder.com/